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Alison Lang

Alison Lang

"The amazingly talented Alison Lang" (so described by Mike Russell MSP, Minister for Culture and Gaelic) is Director of the Gaelic Books Council and a writer of short fiction, journalism and poetry. Twice shortlisted as Gaelic Journalist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards, she has been a TV critic for The Scotsman and a regular columnist in the bilingual quarterly, Cothrom.

Her first collection of short stories, Cainnt na Caileige Caillte, was shortlisted for the Saltire Society's First Book of the Year Award in 2009. Her writing has also been published in The Scotsman, Gath, the Sandstone Review and the second volume of An Claigeann aig Damien Hirst.

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